south

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During the qualifying round, South Africa won its group by finishing ahead of Nigeria and advanced despite starting the campaign with a loss due to an ineligible player used in a match against Lesotho.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

After one of the largest one-day declines on record Monday, South Korea’s high-flying stock market recouped almost all of those losses Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Semiconductor stocks led a rebound South Korean and Taiwan markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Unfortunately for the South African team that night, Rafa Márquez equalized for El Tri with 11 minutes remaining during what turned out to be a disappointing World Cup for the host nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“The past is never dead,” wrote the American novelist William Faulkner, a son of the South.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis